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Is Israel heading toward a fifth election? – analysis

Is Israel heading toward a fifth election? – analysis

Strategists in parties across the political spectrum admitted behind the scenes that with all due respect to the current race, they were actually already focusing… Read More ›

Exit polls cast doubt on Netanyahu path to right-wing government

Exit polls cast doubt on Netanyahu path to right-wing government

All 3 main TV channels say even with boost from former ally Naftali Bennett’s Yamina party, PM still falls short of 61 Knesset seats he… Read More ›

Netanyahu claims giant victory; updated polls show majority slipping from reach

Netanyahu claims giant victory; updated polls show majority slipping from reach

Likud chief phones his likely partners, urges them to join ‘a strong, stable right-wing government’; potential kingmaker Bennett says changes afoot but coy on who… Read More ›

Indiana Governor Lifting Statewide Mask Mandate In 2 Weeks

Indiana Governor Lifting Statewide Mask Mandate In 2 Weeks

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s governor announced Tuesday he would lift the statewide mask mandate and remaining COVID-19 business restrictions in two weeks. Republican Gov.… Read More ›

Suspect in Colorado grocery store shooting faces 10 counts of murder, police say

Suspect in Colorado grocery store shooting faces 10 counts of murder, police say

The 21-year-old suspect in Monday’s massacre at a Colorado supermarket — which left 10 dead including a store manager and a police officer — faces… Read More ›

Israelis go to vote yet again tomorrow in fourth election in two years

Israelis go to vote yet again tomorrow in fourth election in two years

With criticism between candidates left and right and unclear rotation options for prime minister, who is going to win the Israeli elections in 2021?  … Read More ›

Goodbye to a lousy government

Goodbye to a lousy government

Opinion: Israel’s ill-fated 35th government crumbled from within thanks to the efforts of Netanyahu, who proved that even in the midst of a pandemic his… Read More ›

Expecting longer tally, election chief warns of efforts to discredit results

Expecting longer tally, election chief warns of efforts to discredit results

Orly Adas urges public to ‘be smart enough’ not to buy into or share ‘rumors and conspiracy theories’ reminiscent of Trump campaign   The head… Read More ›

Chizuk For People in Chinuch From HaGaon HaRav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l

Chizuk For People in Chinuch From HaGaon HaRav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l

Collated by Rabbi Yair Hoffman Tonight is the 13th yahrtzeit of Moreinu HaRav Henoch Leibowitz zt”l.  The Rosh HaYeshiva zt”l was one of the primary movers… Read More ›

US and allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for ‘serious human rights abuses’ against Uyghurs

US and allies announce sanctions against Chinese officials for ‘serious human rights abuses’ against Uyghurs

The US announced sanctions Monday against two Chinese officials for “serious human rights abuses” against Uyghur Muslims, a step coordinated with allies including the European… Read More ›

New song “Afikomen” from Eli Levin and Motty Ilowitz to inspire us all to suggest Shidduchim!

New song “Afikomen” from Eli Levin and Motty Ilowitz to inspire us all to suggest Shidduchim!

Three years ago, Yisroel Levin and his Kallah, Elisheva Kaplan, were killed in a horrible car accident on Chol Hamoed Pesach. This tragedy shook Klal… Read More ›

Donald Trump to launch new social media platform, senior adviser says

Donald Trump to launch new social media platform, senior adviser says

Trump is projected to draw “tens of millions of people” to this new platform, which is set to launch in around 2-3 months.   After… Read More ›

The man who forgot what it is to be Israeli

The man who forgot what it is to be Israeli

Opinion: The fact that the election has led right-wing politicians to join the left in calls to oust Netanyahu shows that the nation wants a… Read More ›

Bennett signs pledge not to join government with Yair Lapid as prime minister

Bennett signs pledge not to join government with Yair Lapid as prime minister

Bennet calls on Netanyahu to sign same document that includes vow not to establish government based on support of Islamist Ra’am party   Yamina leader… Read More ›

Police Chief Says Miami Partying “Couldn’t Go On Any Longer”

Police Chief Says Miami Partying “Couldn’t Go On Any Longer”

  MIAMI (AP) — Pointing to over 1,000 arrests in one of the nation’s top party spots, Miami Beach officials warned Sunday that the unruly… Read More ›

Spring breakers flock to South Florida while some residents worry about another Covid-19 surge

Spring breakers flock to South Florida while some residents worry about another Covid-19 surge

Veronica Pena says she’s spent the past year carefully navigating the Covid-19 pandemic in the mostly restriction-free state of Florida. The Miami Beach resident stopped… Read More ›

Knesset approves new regulations for airport, cancels entry quotas

Knesset approves new regulations for airport, cancels entry quotas

The daily limit of 3,000 passengers entering the country was cancelled. Israelis now able to travel to Sinai.   The government approved new regulations to… Read More ›

Israel’s elections are all about Netanyahu

Israel’s elections are all about Netanyahu

Opinion: PM enjoys more adoration than any of his predecessors, including state founder David Ben Gurion; now his sights are set on stealing voters from… Read More ›

Lapid calls on Netanyahu to debate him: ‘Israel deserves answers’

Lapid calls on Netanyahu to debate him: ‘Israel deserves answers’

PM says opposition leader must first declare he’s running for premiership; Sa’ar says he and Bennett must be allowed to take part too   Opposition… Read More ›

UK University Launches Investigation Into Educator Targeting Jewish Students

UK University Launches Investigation Into Educator Targeting Jewish Students

  LONDON (JNS) – Bristol University in the United Kingdom has launched an investigation into a professor who made comments targeting Jewish students at the… Read More ›